public confession

No. Confession should be joined with wisdom, humility, love, and appropriate discretion.

Truthfully identifying oneself as belonging to Christ, refusing denial, receiving baptism, joining His people, speaking faithfully when testimony is required, and living consistently with one’s profession. 

Discretion waits wisely for the fitting moment to speak. Strategic ambiguity arranges life so that the moment of confession never comes. 

No. Allegiance to Christ does not require defending hypocrisy, corruption, cruelty, or false teaching committed under Christian language. 

Yes. Faithful allegiance to Christ may require exposing practices that misrepresent His holiness and truth. 

No. The failures of those who misrepresented Him cannot become sufficient reason to reject or conceal the name of the One they misrepresented.